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Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Brown, Joan Woolson. An Analysis of Recreational Boating on Narragansett Bay
Brzozowski, Mary Jo. An Analysis of Two Types of Commitment That Bring an Objective Bond Into Existence
Cerullo, Michael C.. Assessment of Spiritual Development in College Students: A Qualitative Approach
Cunningham, Anne. Expanding Housing Resources for the Physically Disabled People in Providence Through the Providence Housing Authority
Degele, John B.. DEVELOPMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY: A CASE STUDY OF THE ROCK CUT ROAD AREA, TOWN OF NEWBURGH, ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK
DesJarlais, Ronald J.. PRETENSE TO DEMOCRACY: THE U.S. ROLE IN THE SUBVERSION OF THE VIETNAMESE ELECTION OF 1956
Dhanbhoora, Cyrus M.. ROLE OF INTRACELLULAR THlOL STATIUS AND CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS IN MYOCARDIAL CELL INJURY
Dubois, James M.. The Roots and Method of Phenomenological Realism
Feather, Diane M.. Condominium Owners Association and Their Role in Alternative Land Development Patters and Provision of Housing
Fernald, Jennifer L.. Effects of “Feminine” and “Masculine” Labels on Judgements of Target Person’s Behavior and Characteristics
Fetherston, Mary. The Relationship Between Locus of Control, Gender and Field of Study Among Graduate Students at the University of Rhode Island
Fusco, Steven P.; Phillips, Michael A.; and Whalen, Terence M.. The Planner's Database: Foster, Rhode Island
Galagan, Christopher W.. The Effect of Future Sea Level Rise Along the Southern Rhode Island Coast
Ganssle, Gregory E.. The Development of Augustine's View of the Freedom of the Will from Conversion to the Confessions
Girrier, Robert P.. U.S. Freedom of Navigation Program
Gnys, Judith Alison. Validation of Executive Function Tasks Through a Multitrait-Multimethod Approach
Havan-Orumieh, Marina. The Effect of Industrial Development on the Sediment Contamination of Apponaug Cove, A Historical Analysis
Havan-Orumieh, Marina. The Effect of Industrial Development on the Sediment Contamination of Apponaug Cove, a Historical Analysis
Hedge, Sudhakar. HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN RHODE ISLAND
Helland, Paul R.. The Impact of the Capital Construction Fund on the Rhode Island Commercial Fishing Industry
Hutchinson, Mary F.. A GIS Macro to Estimate the Impact of Changing Buffer Widths Around Wetlands on Property Taxes
Merrow, Jed S.. The Influence of Area and Habitat on the Avian Community in Red Maple Swamps of Southern Rhode Island
Rubin-Crump, Miriam. The Role of Land Trusts in Preserving Coastal Land: A Case Study of Little Compton, Rhode Island
Scanlon, Marielena. Conflict of Use at Moonstone Beach (R.I.); Nude Bathing at a National Wildlife Refuge
Sherman, Karen L.. Socially Responsive Management: Reforming the Forest Service from Within
Simonson, Richard. Manufactured Homes on Clustered Lots: A Case Study
Speliotis, Elias D.. Testing of the Physical Self-Perception Profile with a Middle-Aged Adult Population
Stevens, Jonathan. Water Resources Management in the State of Rhode Island: An Institutional Recommendation
Talukdar, Piyali. Maritime Boundaries of India - A Case Study
Teixeira, Carlos. Fishermen, Dealers and the Auction System: A Case Study of Rabo De Peixe, Sao Miguel, Azores
Williamson, Diane M.. THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF OPEN SPACE CONSERVATION ON A RURAL NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Agarwal, Vimal K.. Behavior of Masonry Bearing Plates in Highway Bridges: An Experimental Investigation
Alagialis, Thanos. The Formulation of Premium-Style Ice Milk, Low in Lactose, Sugar and Fat
Allen, Sarah D.. Relationships Among Hydrology, Vegetation and Soils in Transition Zones of Rhode Island Red Maple Swamps
Alyabis, Abdullah M.. Analysis of Thiamin by Reverse Phase C18 Open Column Chromatography
Blum, Carolyn. Early Cost Estimation of Die Cast Components
Boland, Michael Patrick. Geoelectrical Methods Used to Study Polluted Bedrock Aquifers
Bray, James L.. Transformational and Transactional Church Leadership Perspectives of Pastors and Parishioners
Capelotti, P. J.. An American Navy Spy Hugo William Koehler Letters and Despatches, 1902-1925
Christe, Michael E.. MYOCARDIAL ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE OF HYPERTENSIVE AND DIABETIC RATS: EFFECTS OF INSULIN AND TRIIODOTHYRONINE TREATMENT
Corbin, Jeffrey M.. RECENT AND HISTORICAL ACCUMULATION OF TRACE METAL CONTAMINANTS IN THE SEDIMENT OF NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND
Curry, Christopher Robert. Impact of Four Industrial Developments on a Rural Community: The Case of Lakeville, Massachusetts
Dillingham, Timothy P.. Environmental Management Planning and the Special Area Management Process
Eldredge, Maureen E.. Sewage Discharge by Recreational Boats in R.I. Coastal Waters
Eldredge, Maureen E.. THE REGULATION OF SEWAGE DISCHARGE BY RECREATIONAL BOATS
Evans, Bernadette F.. Examining the Bender Recall as a Test of Visual Memory
Fitts, Sherri Nelson. Relationships Between Measures of Self-Concept, Existential Variables, and Maladaptive Psychosocial Outcomes in a College Population
Garfield, Nina H.. Perceptions of the Texas State and Federal Closures Among Inshore Shrimpers in Galveston Bay, Texas and Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana
Kenner, Ellen Lee. A Study on Causal Thinking Young Children’s Ability to Differentiate Fantasy from Reality
Kumin, Enid Carol. A Less-Polluted Future for Boston Harbor?: Assessing Selected Impacts of a Citizen Information Program
Lindstrom, Carl. OCEAN WAVE MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS EMPLOYING A SUBSURFACE RADIANCE SENSOR
MacDonald, Lynne H.. A Site-Specific Need Assessment for Ocean Incineration at the North Atlantic Incineration Site (NAIS)
Maluso, Diane. Intergender Distancing Behavior: A Field Experiment
Mandich, Cheryl Ann. Socioeconomic Aspects of Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries Development in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Mignucci Giannoni, Antonio Armando. Zoogeography of Marine Mammals in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Scott, Elizabeth A.. Stormwater Quality Management in Rhode Island
Skrmetti, Thomas J.. Inducing Perceptual Set Effects in Associative Memory Systems
Upton, Harold F.. Formulation of a Management Scheme for the Swordfish Fishery of the Eastern Caribbean
Wang, Xinhao. The Relationship of Land Use and Groundwater Quality: A Case Study of Rhode Island
Ware, Susan. The South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Abdelkader, Hatem A.H.. Design of an All-Optical Long-Distance Solition-Based Optical Fiber Communication System Using Flouride Fibers
Adams, Jeff C.. Magneto-Optical Sensing Utilizing the Faraday Effect in Bulk Cd₁₋ₓMnₓTe
Adelman, David. Geochemistry of Tributyltin in Coastal Waters: An Experiment in a Merl Mesocosm
Adler, Gabriella Schalow. Sub-Versions of History in Three Twentieth-Century Novels
Ahuja, Sharat. Development of a Simulation Environment for Signal Processing Algorithms
Akeng'o, Paul. Process and Quality Characteristics of Ocean Pout Surimi
Allard, David J.. Stable Isotopic Analyses of Selected Narragansett Bay Molecules
Almagno, Stephanie A.. Joyce and the Dialogical: Literary Carnivalization in Ulysses
Amegashitsi, Leo Lawoe. Freshwater Gastropods of Equatorial Africa: Correlations Between Shell Isotope Ratios and Environment
Apshaga, Susan E.. Home Before Morning: A Teleplay
Archer, David. Early Cost Estimation of Injection Molded Components
Barrett, Mary E.. Impact Analysis of the Sasaki Plan for Bristol, Rhode Island Waterfront
Bissell, June M.. Revitalization Through Urban Design: A Streetscape Enhancement Plan for the Weybosset Street Retail District
Caragianis, Elaine. An Error of Preoperative Instruction
Carpenter, Mary Ann L.. Open Space Evaluation and Preservation: A Case Study
Collins, James H.. An Analysis of Offshore Safety During Oil and Gas Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf
DeLuca, Michael John. Feasibility of Enacting an Impact Fee System in Cranston, Rhode Island
Garg, Varun. FORMULATION OF AN ORAL CONTROLLED RELEASE DOSAGE FORM FOR NIFEDIPINE
Gemma, Loren M.. Static Relationships Between Physical Fitness, Self-Efficacy, Physical Competence and Global Self-Esteem in Cardiac and Asymptomatic Adults
Gibbes, Bertram S.. The Learning Disability Index (LDI): An Analysis of its Utility in Discriminating Learning Disabilities
Hansen, Michael. Paternal Acceptance and Nurturance Received and Fathers’ Acceptance and Nurturance of Their Sons
Iacono, M. Julia M.. Crisis of Homelessness: Contributing Factors and Means to Amelioration
Kaiser, David W.. Enforcement of State Coastal Resources Management Regulations: The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council
Mariani, Mark J.. THE EFFECT OF STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES ON SYSTOLIC ARTERIAL PRESSURE AND AORTIC COLLAGEN BIOSYNTHESIS IN THE GOLDBLATT RENOVASCULAR HYPERTENSIVE RAT
Martasian, Paula J.. The Efficacy of Response Prevention with Multiple Treatments
Masters, Matthew H.. Dredging Management: A Comparative Analysis of Mid-Sized U.S. North Atlantic Ports
Maxwell, Mary Katherine. The Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks
Merainer, Noreen. The Relationship Between Perceptions of Gentrification and Waterfront Revitalization Policies
Michelman, Mary Sinnamon. The Biology of Juvenile Scup (Stenotomus chrysops (L.)) in Narragansett Bay, R.I.: Food Habits, Metabolic Rate and Growth Rate
Mook, Karen Corwin. A Cluster Analysis of Temperament Using the Student Personality Assessment Form
Notarantonio, Elaine M.. The Effects of Open and Dominant Communication Styles on Perceptions of the Sales Interaction
Pogue, Pamela Mayer. The Struggle for Public Beach Access: A Case Study of Palm Beach County
Salisbury, Kevin Scott. The Effect of Goal-Attainment and Perceived Athletic Competence on Global Self-Esteem in High School Swimmers
Spadaro, Sally J.. The Dynamic Balance Between Experts and the Public in the Assessment of Hazards: Ocean Incineration - The U.S. Experience
Weber, Katherine Lee. Wetland Alteration and Conservation: Planning Implications and Strategies
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Acosta, Alejandro R.. Abundance and Catch Composition of Three Fishing Gears (Hook-and-Line Trap and Spear) in a Coral Reef. Santiago Island, Cape Bolinao, Philippines
Adnani, Mahkameh. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE REEVALUATION OF RHODE ISLAND CRITICAL AREAS PROGRAM
Agarwal, Rakesh K.. Investigation of Dynamic Fracture Using Strain Gages and Photoelastic Coatings
Ahmadjian, Mark. Gas Chromatographic/Infared Spectral Analysis Using a Computer Integrated Circular Variable Filter Spectrometer